Zhou Yu broke the Jiangdong Naval Army, the Jiangdong Naval Army broke and fled, and Ling Tong, who captured Jiangxia, became a lone army.

Pang Tong issued an order to attack Jiangxia, and the cities near Jiangxia sent troops and horses one after another, which were integrated by Wenpin and headed for Xiakou.

Along the way, the Jingzhou army continued to join the army of Wenpin, and the number of this army was increasing, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in Jiangxia, Wen Ping saw a force of men and horses appear in front of him from a distance.

The group of centaurs at the end of the line of sight was dark and oppressive from afar, and there was no end in sight.

Seeing a large army appear in front of him, Wen Ping raised his arm and stopped the march of the team.

Tens of thousands of troops stopped, and almost all the eyes of the soldiers were looking ahead.

The oncoming army is getting closer and closer, seeing that the black line formed by the torrent of the army at the end of the horizon is getting thicker and thicker, and the battle flag at the front is almost visible, Wen Ping sighed and ordered to the soldiers who followed behind: "The front should be the soldiers and horses under the command of General Liang Xing and Feng Xi, you go and take a look, if it is really the two generals, come forward and see each other again!" ”

The reason why Wen Ping led the army to come was all due to Kuai Yue's recommendation to Pang Tong.

With Wenpin's previous status not as good as Zhang Yun, this expedition, he was the main general, but Zhang Yun was only his deputy general, which already made him feel a signal.

Pang Tong wants to promote him exceptionally.

After being a general in Jingzhou for all these years, it has always been difficult to get ahead, and now that he has finally waited for the opportunity, Wen Ping will of course seize the opportunity and strive to seize Jiangxia in a battle!

The pro-soldier rode his horse towards the army that appeared on the opposite side, seeing the back of the pro-soldier leaving, Wen Ping's face was indifferent, but deep down, he was inexplicably excited.

Leading tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops to conquer Jiangxia was nothing to him.

What made him feel honored was that he had the honor of leading 3,000 Han troops in this expedition.

Since Pang Tong handed over the Han army to him, he obviously told him that as long as he had merit in capturing Jiangxia, he would have the opportunity to become a general of the Han army in the future.

The Han army, which commanded a strong combat force, was more attractive to Wenpin than the Jingzhou army, which led an ordinary combat force.

Soon after his soldiers left, he galloped towards him with three generals.

Seeing that he was riding a fast horse head-on, Wen Ping did not move.

The order was issued clearly, this time to attack Jiangxia, he is the main general, and the other generals are all his deputies, including Liang Xing and Feng Xi!

The four fast horses arrived in front of him, and the soldiers first rode their horses to Wen Ping, hugged their fists and said to him: "General Qiqi, in front are Liu Qi Gongzi and Liang Xing, Feng Xi, two generals and horses, the three generals heard that the general is coming, and they are here to pay a visit!" ”

Jingzhou has been taken over by the Han army, and although Liu Qi is the son of Liu Biao, he is not much more glorious than Wen Ping in terms of identity.

But Wenpin is an old general in Jingzhou after all, and when he saw Liu Qi, he hurriedly hugged his fists and saluted and said, "The last general has seen the son!" ”

has been ordered by Pang Tong, in this expedition, he will fight as a deputy general of Wenpin, where does Liu Qi dare to be hired by Wenpin, and hurriedly salutes back and said: "The general is polite, the expedition to Jiangxia, the general but there is an expulsion, and the last general will all come forward!" ”

Liu Qi's answer made Wen Ping feel a little lost in his heart.

In the past, the eldest son of Jingsheng Gong, now he has fallen into such a situation, it can be seen that the glory and wealth are just a cloud of smoke, with the death of the people who hold them, if the younger generations know how to take care of it, maybe they can also make two or three generations of food and clothing worry-free, if the younger generations do not know how to take care of it, and even attack each other for the sake of immediate benefits, it is only others who get the benefits.

After meeting Liu Qi, Wen Ping met Liang Xing and Feng Xi, and then asked them: "Dare to ask the three generals, the leader is here, can he fight with the Jiangdong Army?" ”

"Back to the general!" Wen Ping asked if they had fought with the Jiangdong army, the servants glanced at each other, Liu Qi turned his head to the side with shame and did not respond, but Liang Xing raised his fists, arched towards Wen Ping and said: "The Jiangdong soldiers and horses occupying Jiangxia have a total of eight thousand, and our army has more than 10,000 people, and I am afraid that we will not be able to capture Jiangxia, so we have not yet confronted it!" ”

Led the army to fight all the year round, Wen Ping also knew that when attacking the city, the difference between the forces of the two sides must be at least five times greater than that before it is possible to break the city.

He didn't say anything, but just arched his fist at the servant and said, "The last general is ordered by the prime minister to lead the army to come, in order to break through Jiangxia and recapture the ferry." I hope that all the generals will work together! ”

"General rest assured!" gave Wen Ping a salute back, and the servants responded in unison.

The two armies converged, and the total number of soldiers and horses in Jingzhou who fought against Jiangxia reached nearly 60,000.

The number of people far exceeded the 8,000 Jiangdong Army led by Ling Tong, and Wen Ping was also a little more confident in breaking through Jiangxia.

The army advanced towards Jiangxia, and Ling Tong, who was in Jiangxia, was full of anxiety at this time.

The Jiangdong Navy launched an attack on Zhou Yu's water village, but the boat was chiseled through by Zhou Yu's water army from the bottom, and the boats sank into the river, and most of the small boats were also burned, and those who successfully escaped were only dozens of small boats.

The huge number of sailors only fought with Zhou Yu's navy for a few battles, and they ended in complete defeat, which made Ling Tong feel that the future battle would be more dangerous than what he had experienced earlier.

Behind him is the rolling Yangtze River, although he brought a lot of small boats when he landed, Ling Tong never thought that he would use them one day.

On the nearby river, it is either the Jingzhou Navy or the Zhou Yu Navy on the other side, and only Xiaoge has entered the Yangtze River, which will undoubtedly become a live target for the two armies on the water.

To survive, the only hope is to defend Jiangxia, and wait until the Jiangdong Army counterattacks again in the future, and the army lands on the shore and quickly occupies a large area of Jingzhou!

Standing on the city wall, looking out of the city wall, the expression on Ling Tong's face was solemn.

Although the Jingzhou army that came to crusade had not yet arrived, the scouts had already sent back the news that a large army would be gathered outside Jiangxia City in a few days to outnumber them.

There is no strong reinforcement and no way out, even if they abandon the city and evacuate, there is no place for them in Jingzhou.

In front of Ling Tong's eyes, there is no other way out except to defend it!

"General!" Just looking out of the city, a Jiangdong soldier quickly ran up to the city, clenched his fists and bowed to him and said: "The scout only found that only fifty miles away from Jiangxia, a large army appeared, and it was rapidly approaching our army!" ”

He had long known that the Jingzhou army planned to recapture Jiangxia, and Ling Tong, who had received the news, waved his hand to the soldiers and did not speak.

The soldier bowed and took two steps back before turning and running down the wall.

Pressing the hilt of the sword, he stared out of the city, although the outside of the city was empty, Ling Tong smelled a breath, a breath before the big war.

At the head of the city, the soldiers of the Jiangdong Army were carrying huge stones and rolling logs, and some soldiers carried the cauldron full of oil to the city wall and set it up on the stove that had been erected earlier.

The cauldron was on the stove, the soldiers lit the dry wood in the stove, and the rising flames **** hit the bottom of the pot, and cyan smoke also came out of the heated iron pot.

The officers and men of the Jiangdong Army were preparing to defend the city, and each of them felt a heavy pressure.

Captured Jiangxia, but it was just a lonely city.

With their backs to the Yangtze River, Jianye delivered grain and grass to them, and they must pass through the area controlled by the Jingzhou naval army, and the losses must be heavy.

They can't count on the grain and grass sent from the rear, and all they can rely on is Jiangxia.

But once the Jingzhou army came outside the city, the passage to collect grain and grass would be completely blocked, and the only thing that could support them was the original grain and grass in the city.

Only consumed but not replenished, the Jingzhou army did not need to attack the city too violently, just besiege them to death, and sooner or later they would fall into chaos due to lack of food and grass.

Jiangxia City couldn't hold it at all, all they could do was delay time.

Every Jiangdong army has such an awareness, but it still has to support it and stick to the city here!

What does it mean to lose Jiangxia, Ling Tong knows it, and the Jiangdong Army officers and soldiers know it even better!

led the army all the way to Jiangxia, and on the way, Liu Qi rode his horse to Wen Ping's side, hugged his fists and asked him: "Dare to ask the general, our army has arrived at the city, how does the general want to seize the city?" ”

"Although the enemy army is backed by the Yangtze River, the banks are all water villages of our army, and it is almost impossible for the Sun clan in Jiangdong to transport grain and grass!" gave Liu Qi a salute back, and Wen Ping said to him: "When our army arrives at the city, the enemy army cannot go out of the city to plunder food, there is no need to attack at all, only need to be trapped to death, and the enemy army will be broken within ten months!" ”

The army has a large number of people, and there are also 3,000 Han troops, and the combat power of the Jiangdong army is completely unequal to it, even if the city is stormed, Jiangxia will fall into their hands sooner or later.

Thinking about the key, Liu Qi didn't say anything more, and marched towards Jiangxia City with Wen Ping.

On the same day, the Jiangdong army captured the city, and there were more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, but because of Ling Tong's bravery, he had to withdraw from the city.

Now that he has returned to Jiangxia again, Liu Qi has an indescribable taste in his heart.

If the imperial court has the intention to hand Jiangxia into his hands again, he will definitely lead the army this time.

But the chief general sent by Pang Tong was Wen Ping, and he only went to war with the army as a deputy general.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi no longer has any expectations for returning to the helm of Jiangxia!

The speed at which the army was marching was not very fast, a distance of fifty miles, with the speed at which they were marching, it would take at least two days to reach the outside of Jiangxia City.

After walking for a while, Liu Qi asked Wen Ping again: "General, Jiangxia City is ahead, our army is advancing rapidly, surround the city, and the Jiangdong Army in the city is a group of trapped beasts, which will be captured by our army sooner or later." Why is the general moving so slowly? ”

"The prime minister has an order, and our army should march slowly rather than urgently." Turning his head to look at Liu Qi, Wen Ping said to him: "The Jiangdong Army in the city must have received the news of our army's arrival at this time. If our army arrives in the city too early, the enemy army is already prepared, and it is impossible to fight immediately! On the contrary, it is better to slow down the army, so that the enemy army will be restless in the heart of the city, and when our army arrives outside the city, the officers and men of the Jiangdong Army will already have less fighting spirit, which is beneficial to our army! ”